Always the Mistress (Never the Bride Book 11) by Emily E K Murdoch

Author:Emily E K Murdoch [Murdoch, Emily E K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Historical, Romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2021-03-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

When Emma opened her eyes, slowly to allow the sunlight in, it was to examine a ceiling she did not recognize, in a bed that was too soft and large to be hers.

She blinked. This was not an entirely unusual experience, at least not in her life, but there was one question that had to be ascertained before she could relax.

She waited for a moment and then breathed out.

She was alone in the bed. She had not needed to reach out with a hand. After years of experience, some better than others, she could always tell whether she was alone or whether there was another occupant waiting for her to impress them.

So. A different bed, a different room––but no gentleman. Strange. Where on earth was she?

Sitting up, she looked around the elegant room. There was a bookshelf by the bed, and a fire was dying in the fireplace.

Only then did she remember the previous day. The unpacking. The ride. The picnic. Or at least, the picnic that they had intended to eat…

Fitz.

She was fast becoming overly fond of this man, surprising her with every passing moment and showing no sign of slowing down. Just when she thought she had him figured out, every inch of his personality understood––he surprised her.

And each time, her heart became a little more lost to him.

“That…that was more than I could ever have imagined…”

Emma’s smile broadened, and she shifted the spare pillow behind her so she could sit upright. When was the last time she had just sat in a bed as large and luxurious as this? No expectations, no snoring man beside her, no respite until her body was demanded again.

No, Fitz had been insistent that she rest. His care for her, his gentle ministrations yesterday as they returned to Tidgley Manor…

He was so innocent, so naïve, yet she could not help but like him. He was far more understanding than any gentleman she had ever met.

After their lovemaking, they had spent time talking, and what conversations, what vulnerability they had shared. Emma flushed a little to think of it. She had not bared her soul to anyone since…well, not even Marnmouth had asked the questions Fitz had.

He wanted to know her, not just make love to her but understand her. It was intoxicating, feeling so desired.

When words had run out, their fingers had known how to share the intensity of their feelings. Emma shook her head. To think, that had been the first time he had made love!

There was something about doing the most natural thing in nature that made the world spin.

Emma closed her eyes, her fingers brushing the sheets pulled close around her. They were softer than anything she had slept in for months. Far more expensive than those adorning the scrap of bed in the room she was renting.

But even they could not divert her from the rush of emotions soaring through her mind, tangled and woven together in a mess she could not yet understand.

When was the last

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